Nearly 5 million people have been allowed to continue living and working in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme so far, official statistics show. As of the end of June, 4,908,760 people had been granted an immigration status to remain in the UK after freedom of movement ended following the Brexit transition period, according…
Nearly 5 Million Allowed to Stay in UK Under EU Settlement Scheme
Slovenia’s Prime Minister Urges EU to Stand With Lithuania Against Chinese Pressure
September 16, 2021
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BRUSSELS—The European Union must stand with Lithuania against Chinese pressure and not give in to trade threats, Slovenia’s prime minister said in a letter to fellow EU leaders, according to a copy seen by Reuters. The Chinese regime’s decision to withdraw its ambassador to Lithuania over a dispute about Taiwan was “reprehensible” and would hurt…
EU Pledges 200 Million More COVID Vaccine Doses to Africa
September 16, 2021
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BRUSSELS—The European Union’s top official said Wednesday that ramping up COVID-19 vaccinations in low-income nations around the world was the No. 1 priority right now and committed another 200 million vaccine doses to Africa. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used a State of the European Union speech on Wednesday to announce the new…
EU Pledges 200 Million Vaccine Doses to Low-Income Nations
September 16, 2021
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BRUSSELS—The European Union’s top official said Wednesday that ramping up COVID-19 vaccinations around the world was the bloc’s No. 1 priority right now and committed another 200 million vaccine doses to Africa and low-income nations. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her State of the European Union speech on Wednesday to announce the…
EU Launches New Program to Fight Red China’s ‘Debt Trap Diplomacy’
September 15, 2021
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The European Union announced on Sept. 15 that it is introducing a new investment program called “Global Gateway” to rival China’s controversial development program, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which has left many poor nations with heavy debt loads. In her state of the Union speech, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said…
Germany Arrests Man for Shipping Equipment for Iran’s Nuclear Program
BERLIN—German police arrested a German-Iranian man suspected of exporting equipment to be used in Iran and missile programs in breach of European Union sanctions, Germany’s federal prosecutor said on Tuesday. Police searched 11 locations, including apartments and offices in the states of Hamburg, Schleswig Holstein, and North Rhine-Westphalia linked to the suspect, the prosecutor said….
Merkel Calls Migrant Push at EU’s Border ‘Unacceptable’
WARSAW, Poland—German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that she found it unacceptable that refugees were being used to apply pressure to Poland and other European Union members on the border with Belarus. Speaking at a news conference during what she said she expected to be her last official visit to Poland as chancellor, Merkel appealed…
ECB Trims Emergency Support—but Don’t Call It Tapering
FRANKFURT—The European Central Bank will trim emergency bond purchases over the coming quarter, it said on Thursday, taking a first small step towards unwinding the emergency aid that has propped up the euro zone economy during the coronavirus pandemic. After the ECB pulled out all the stops last year as COVID-19 ravaged the economy, high…
Rare Nerve Disorder Listed as COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect by EU
The European Union’s drug regulator listed a rare nerve disorder known as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a possible AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine side effect, according to the watchdog in a Wednesday update. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the AstraZeneca shot, known as Vaxzevria, was associated with 833 GBS cases as of July 31. That’s out of 592 million…
Afghanistan a Wake-Up Call for Europe on Defense, Leadership: France
CERNOBBIO, Italy—The challenges to security emerging from the upheaval in Afghanistan should be a wake-up call for the European Union, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday, urging the EU to be more ambitious on defense and on global leadership. “Europe has to become No. 3 superpower besides China and the United States….
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